Real Life is Better Than Fiction

Melanie Snitker is the busy author/homeschool mom of the day: How long have you been homeschooling? This is our fourth year. I was homeschooled from the first grade through high school and it was something I’d always hoped to be able to do for my own kids. Our son has autism and was having a difficult time in the public school. At the end of the first grade, he wasn’t happy there and we were far from satisfied with the education he was receiving. We decided to homeschool over the summer in hope of helping him catch up academically. Things went so well, we’ve been going strong ever since. He’s now eleven and our daughter is six. Having the opportunity to stay home with them, watch them learn, and be a part of it all is a huge blessing. How long have you been writing? I’ve enjoyed writing since I was a kid. I remember making up episodes for Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers. Later, it was screenplays for my own episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Spa

Today I have the honor of hosting my writing friend, Laura V. Hilton. She has a new release entitled Amish Wanderer . I had read this book a while ago for my job as book reviewer with another company and thoroughly enjoyed it! So when she needed blog hoster, it was a no-brainer for me. About Laura: Laura V. Hilton is an award-winning, sought-after author with almost twenty Amish, contemporary, and historical romances. When she’s not writing, she reviews books for her blogs, and writes devotionals for blog posts for Seriously Write and Putting on the New. Laura and her pastor-husband have five children and a hyper dog named Skye. They currently live in Arkansas. One son is in the U.S. Coast Guard. She is a pastor’s wife, and homeschools her two youngest children. When she’s not writing, Laura enjoys reading, and visiting lighthouses and waterfalls. Her favorite season is winter, her favorite holiday is Christmas. About Amish Wanderer : Click on the cover to go to Amazon Beth

Click on the cover to go to Amazon Everybody likes a giveaway, and my writing friend Lillian Duncan is having one! To celebrate the release of BROKEN TRUST, she is giving away Amazon Gift Cards. All you have to do is hop over to her blog, Tiaras & Tennis Shoes at www.lillian-duncan.com and leave a comment under one of the Broken Trust posts and you’re entered. Easy Peasy! About BROKEN TRUST... Life is all about choices…and consequences. Chryssie Mason longs to soar like a butterfly, but a lifetime of bad choices has kept her in the caterpillar stage. After years of struggling, her dreams are finally within her grasp. Her only goal is to graduate from nursing school so she can have a better life—so she can morph into a butterfly. With her final exam only days away, she witnesses a murder. A butterfly would call the police, but she decides to take the easy way out…once again. Life has taught her to never trust anyone, especially herself. With her freedom and her very

Here is another amazing and multi-talented homeschool mom and author, Celesta Thiessen. How long have you been homeschooling? This is my fifth year homeschooling. How long have you been writing? I’ve been writing since I was a teen, so over twenty-five years. It was about eight years ago that I started writing with the idea of getting my stories published. What gave you the writing bug? I first thought of being writer when I was in grade seven and my teacher read my story and laughed and laughed. I realized my words could affect people on an emotional level. Do you remember the first story you wrote? I wrote some fairy story in grade six that I remember. It was really long but really awesome! At least, that’s how I remember it. J What type of books do your write? I write mostly science fiction and fantasy for kids, teens and adults. How do you find time to write? I find time to write by getting up early to write. My writing time is from 5